Part 1 of our annual report from archery’s biggest show. The ATA is the Archery Trade Association, based very firmly in the USA, and it’s also the given name of the trade show every year in January, kicking off the…
outdoor
What’s On Your Bow: Nîmes
What were the elite swinging in the south of France in 2020? Lisell Jäatma (Estonia) Reigning Nimes champion, silver medallist in Vegas and Bow cover star Bow: Mathews TRX 36 Draw length: 24.5Draw weight: 54#Rest and blade – AAE Pro blade…
Archery: what the pros eat
Mimi Landström explores what the pros eat in competition. It’s wintertime, and you may well have been indulging a little in the last month or so, and perhaps wondering how to get back to that next level in the New…
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Aurora Techno Recurve Backpack and Techno Lite Quiver
Rebekah Tipping looks at some thoroughly modern new kit from Italy. Aurora Techno recurve backpack This well organised backpack from the Bignami stable is great addition for any recurve archer. I’ve been using a smaller Aurora backpack for seven years…
Tagged with: archer, archery, arrow, arrow tube, arrows, aurora techno recurve backpack, backpack, bignami, field, italy, limbs, new kit, outdoor, quivers, rebekah tipping, recurve, riser, stabilisers, techno lite quiver, tube, usb
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Posted in Equipment, Features
Roll out the barrel
Hugh Soar looks back over the history of the barrelled arrow Of the five arrow profiles recovered from the Tudor warship Mary Rose, two are of particular note; those that taper from a thicker centre to both head and string…
Tagged with: archer, archers, archery, arrows, barrel, barrelled arrow, easton x10, gun, high soar, Jim Easton, longbow, nock, olympics, outdoor, roger ascham, shooting, the british archer, world record
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Outdoor Ready
Outdoor archery brings a different set of demands for the archer and their equipment – so here’s a selection of the best outdoor shooting gear Base layer Summer might be approaching, but that doesn’t always mean it’s short-sleeve weather! This…
Autumn Archery
Use your down time wisely, advises John Dudley, so you can hit the ground running Here we are once again, coming into the autumn season. I strongly believe that this season is the best time to make a few changes,…
Tagged with: archery, autumn, cables, change, form, indoor, john dudley, maintenance, outdoor, release aid, seasons, set goals, strings, trigger
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Posted in Technique
UK to host 2016 European Outdoor Championships
Archery GB, the governing body for archery in Great Britain, has won the bid to host the European Outdoor Championships in 2016. Nottingham City Council and Nottingham University partnered UK Sport and Archery GB in putting forward the bid, and…
Tagged with: 2016, archery, archery gb, David Sherratt, European Outdoor Championships, Gold Event Series, legacy, nottingham, Nottingham City Council, Nottingham University, olympics, outdoor, paralympics, participation, rio 2016, target, UK Sport
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Keeping a low profile
James Park looks at how stabilisers with blade-type profiles came about, and how they differ to circular rods
Tagged with: archery, blades, cross-section, drag, equipment, James Park, lift, outdoor, rods, round, shooting, stabiliser, stabilisers, stiffness, strength, surface area, wind effect
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